AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004

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Music

Overview

The top 100 songs of the past 100 years chosen by the American Film Institute are presented by host-actor John Travolta.

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52 members

Acting

John Travolta

Host

Acting

Clay Aiken

Self

Acting

Debbie Allen

Self

Acting

Julie Andrews

Self

Acting

Paul Anka

Self

Sound

Burt Bacharach

Self

Acting

Carole Bayer Sager

Self

Acting

Tony Bennett

Self

Acting

Peter Boyle

Self

Acting

Keith Carradine

Self

Acting

Cyd Charisse

Self

Writing

Betty Comden

Self

No Image

Sound

Bill Conti

Self

Acting

Céline Dion

Self

Acting

Hilary Duff

Self

Writing

Fred Ebb

Self

Acting

Shawn Fanning

Self

No Image

Acting

Michael Feinstein

Self

No Image

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Jean Picker Firstenberg

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No Image

Acting

Art Garfunkel

Self

Acting

Judy Garland

Self

Sound

Marvin Hamlisch

Self

Acting

Isaac Hayes

Self

Directing

Jim Henson

Kermit the Frog

Acting

Hugh Jackman

Self

Acting

Shirley Jones

Self

Sound

John Kander

Self

Acting

Gene Kelly

Don Lockwood

Acting

Gladys Knight

Self

Acting

Angela Lansbury

Self

Acting

Lorna Luft

Self

Directing

Baz Luhrmann

Self

Acting

Tony Martin

Self

Acting

Brian McKnight

Self

Acting

Bill Medley

Self

Acting

Bette Midler

Self

Acting

Rita Moreno

Self

Acting

Graham Nash

Self

Acting

Margaret O'Brien

Self

Acting

Dolly Parton

Doralee Rhodes

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Rosie Perez

Self

Acting

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Acting

Paul Robeson

Joe

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Paul Simon

Self

Acting

Barbra Streisand

Self

Acting

Randy Thomas

Voiceover

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Jennifer Warnes

Self

Acting

Dionne Warwick

Self

Acting

Steve Whitmire

Kermit the Frog

Acting

Andy Williams

Self

Sound

Hans Zimmer

Self

Acting

Kermit the Frog

Self

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